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Education Options - Strategies and Practices
October 27, 2017
8:30am - 12:30pm with optional afternoon Data Session
DoubleTree - Leominster, MA
OVERVIEW
All schools and districts are welcome to participate in this meeting and those with a dropout rate higher than the state average are strongly encouraged to attend. This gathering will present ideas on how to create student-centered school models that offer opportunities for student success outside the traditional school design.
Each participating district is expected to bring a team of four to eight (4-8) school and district staff to the meeting. Suggested members for the Team include leadership from: middle and high schools, special education, English language learner programs, guidance or student support services, the superintendent's office, data specialists, alternative education programs, and key community partners.
AGENDA:
8:30 - Registration
9:00 - 9:10 - Welcome and overview of day
9:10 - 10:00 - Plenary Presentation with time for Q&A
9:20 - 10:00 - Break and move to Breakout Sessions
10:10 - 11:10 - Break Out Sessions:
Teaching/Learning through Competency-based Education; Climate and Culture in the classroom; Community Partnerships;
Empowering Students; Needs Analysis: How Do You Know What To Do
11:15 - 12:30 Break and move to Case Consultancy
12:30 End
1:00 -2:30 - Lunch/Afternoon Session: Leveraging Data Resources: ESE staff will be available for a more in-depth, hands-on presentation about the multiple data tools available from the Department that can help districts design programs/schools for targeted student populations. Participants should bring laptops so they can begin looking at their data with guidance from ESE staff.
FYI: Case Consultancy is a structured process for helping teams to think more expansively about a particular, concrete dilemma. Each district team will be paired with another district team. One team will share the background on their dilemma and then pose a question to the other team for their consideration and feedback. When time is up, the facilitator will then ask the district teams to switch roles so the second team will present their dilemma and question for consideration and feedback.
Lunch: ESE does not provide food or beverages; however, participants can pre-order a boxed lunch in the morning. There will be hotel staff available to take orders.
REGISTRATION:
Please complete the online registration form below by October 20, 2017 for all members of your School/District Team
ABOUT THE DROPOUT PREVENTION & RE-ENGAGEMENT WORK GROUP:
The Dropout Prevention & Re-Engagement Work Group was created several years ago. The purpose of the Work Group is to provide:
- Structured opportunities for districts to learn from each other
- A venue for sharing information from “experts” – from both within and outside of the state
- Facilitated time for districts teams to develop or refine a dropout prevention action plan or school/program design